Is the photo on the driver's license the same as the one in the file?
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The photo on the driver's license is different from the one in the file. Here is some information about the driver's license photo: 1. Source: The photos used on driver's licenses vary from place to place. In some areas, the photo is taken during the physical examination, sometimes it is provided at the time of application, and in other cases, it is submitted by the applicant after passing the subject four exam. 2. Requirements: The photo must be a recent (within the last six months), color, front-facing photo with a white background, without a hat, and the applicant must not wear white clothes or uniforms. The photo does not require an ID number, and the size should be one inch. Those who need vision correction must wear glasses. The head should occupy about two-thirds of the photo's length, and the photo must be clear and recognizable.
I remember when I took my driver's license test, the photo was taken electronically right at the DMV. This photo was both printed on the driver's license card and directly entered into the DMV's electronic records system. Later, when I went to the counter to replace my driver's license, the staff specifically reminded me that the original photo is permanently stored in the records, even if it was updated when renewing the license. Unless it's a special circumstance, such as the photo being unqualified, the DMV system defaults to using the initially collected one. The last time I checked my records, I saw the youthful photo from when I first got my license twenty years ago, completely different from the current photo on my license, but that old photo is still safely stored in the records.
In the past, applying for a driver's license required bringing two paper photos—one to be pasted on the license booklet and the other to be filed in a kraft paper envelope. Now, it's much more convenient. After taking a photo at the self-service kiosk, it's directly uploaded into the system. A staff member at the DMV told me that the driver's license photo is now printed during card production and automatically saved in the individual's electronic record. This photo stays with you for life, and even if you replace or renew your license later, the system retains the historical photo records. My cousin lost his license last year and got a replacement, finding that the new license used his recent photo, but when checking the records, his old photo from when he first obtained the license could still be retrieved.
